"I think the five-year mission will be a part of this next film in some way," Quinto responded. "We're coming up on the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic sci-fi series in entertainment history, so it's inherently an ongoing story. But I do think that we'll feel some sense of evolution in these characters that's been building through the first few films."

Quinto also brought up how much of a die-hard fan director Roberto Orci is of the original Trek TV series. "Bob [Orci] is definitely sort of a purist about the Trek universe," Quinto said, "so I've spoken to him a number of times about his ideas and they're really exciting and I'm really excited that we get to be a part of his feature directorial debut. It'll be a different world without J.J. [Abrams] on set every day, but this is a family and Bob is an essential part of that family and we're all really excited to see where it goes."

"The script is being tightened and polished and finished," Quinto continued, "and I imagine that the phone will be ringing in the next few months to see when we'll go back into production."